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Neoliberals like PG love to pretend that their ideology - neoliberal capitalism - is not actually an ideology. It is ideological framework, just as much as Marxism. The notion that…

"Some guy" Moritz is one of the most esteemed partners at the most prestigious VC firm in the world. He's a multi-billionaire with immense power. He's not "some guy." "has an opini…

For those people suggesting programmers shouldn't unionize, read the op-ed in Financial Times written by Sequoia's Michael Moritz this week to see why programmers should unionize A…

The only benefactors of affirmative action have been white women.

Adam Smith was making this same argument the only time he ever used the term "invisible hand." Smith assumed (incorrectly) that capitalists would always prefer their own domestic m…

Yes. If you pause and click on any of the dots, you can also see details about that slave ship: http://www.slate.com/articles/life/the_history_of_american_s...

The creation of the EPA, (and OSHA, Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act, Highway Safety Act, FOIA) was created because people demanded it, not because a Republican Presiden…

Mark Cuban: "In the tech bubble it was Broadcast.com, AOL, Netscape, etc. Today its, Uber, Twitter, Facebook, etc." Broadcast.com wasn't Uber. It wasn't even a Groupon

According to a report that came out a few months ago, there has been a 12% rise in homelessness in LA in the last 2 years. [1] I believe that number is way underreported. I don't h…

Israel Hayom is indeed the largest paper daily in Israel. There's really no other paper that's even close at this point. Yediot Ahronot was a long-time incumbent, but they simply c…

If the problem is that monied interest control policy, "getting money out of politics" doesn't solve the problem. Look as Israel as a cautionary tale of a country that did everythi…

Uber's "we need to meet demand" argument is true, but disingenuous. Uber needs to keep adding more drivers because they have such a high turnover rate. Many drivers work for a few …

Brilliant. I believe his exit was planned before the referendum, regardless of the outcome. He had already openly stated that he would step down if the result of the vote was YES, …

I live on this street. For the last 2 years it was a restaurant called Gastronomico. They started as a food truck, which still is operating and tweeting here: https://mobile.twitte…

I have been several times and I have a lot of family there. Notice how I started my comment with "young people." I'm not familiar with the eastern part of the island, but in Havana…

About a year ago, the young people in Cuba already knew that the cable was laid, but were already very skeptical that it would ever be in operation. It's disheartening to read that…

What do they have to do with military dictatorship? They filled several important roles in Pinochet's government in Chile and Videla's government in Argentina. There are more examp…

Ref: Los Desaparecidos - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_War#The_Disappeared_held_...

The last time the Friedmanites tried to impose neoliberal economic doctrine in Latin America it resulted in wide-scale repression and murder [1]. It is tragic, yet not surprising, …

Many cities, including Los Angeles and San Francisco, require bars to obtain a specific license for dancing.

Not mentioned in the article, but a now common feature of multi-level parking lots in LA tell drivers how many parking spots are open on every floor. I'd like to see the concept ex…

whoa, didn't know that. thanks for the info.

So it would only target cardio machines, correct? I haven't included any support for cardio machines yet, mostly because I didn't think a voice interface could improve the process …

You don't have to count rep by rep. Here's an example of how it would work You say "Bench Press." The app confirms with a beep. You want to add the some weight to the bar and tell …

1) I'm going to try and get a demo video added soon. 2) I primarily built it for myself, and I mostly do weight training at a gym. So there are a few features that may be helpful f…